Welcome to Season 14 Episode 33 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This is the first in a 3-part series of interviews recorded at the 2025 US Open Junior Championships. In this installment, Lisa talks with American junior players Ronit Karki from New Jersey, Thea Frodin from Southern California, Andrew Johnson from Southern California, and Kristina Penickova from Northern California.

The audio-only (per my media credential rules) interviews were conducted in the Media Garden at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, so please pardon the ambient sounds you may hear in the background!

These juniors all competed in both the singles and doubles events in New York alongside the pros. They each took a different path to this tournament which should offer some insights into how a junior player can go from playing their local events to playing on the biggest stages around the world.

For the draws of each US Open Junior event:

Girls Singles: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/junior-girls-singles.html

Girls Doubles: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/junior-girls-doubles.html

Boys Singles: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/junior-boys-singles.html

Boys Doubles: https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/junior-boys-doubles.html

In the next installment, you'll hear from additional junior players who all reached the Finals in their respective events. After that, you'll hear from some of the parents about their journeys alongside their talented children.

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CREDITS

Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE

Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone